After I got dropped by Interscope, I knew in my heart that I had to fight back some way or not rap at all. I just took it upon myself to get myself where I needed to be. Freddie Gibbs Read Quote
From 1967 to ’70, Nigeria fought a war – the Nigeria-Biafra war. And in the middle of that war, I was 14 years old. We spent much of our time with my mother cooking. For the army – my father joined the army as a brigadier – the Biafran army. We were on the Biafran side. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Read Quote
If you’re an actress, you’re always on one diet or another – it’s a way of life. Leigh-Allyn Baker Read Quote
I made an enjoyable living as a very young man, but I think as I became more comfortable and knowledgeable about myself and what I wanted, I moved into acting. Miguel Ferrer Read Quote
I profess accurately to describe native Africa – Africa in those places where it has not received the slightest impulse, whether for good or evil, from European civilisation. John Hanning Speke Read Quote
I sometimes read on the subway, but I’m a hopeless eavesdropper and get easily distracted by strangers’ conversations. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
I look at the action scenes as placeholders when I arrive on a script, knowing that I’m going to expand on them when I understand the constraints of the movie, the locations of where we’re shooting, the abilities of the actors, and where we want to go with the characters. David Leitch Read Quote
The Internet is a global resource that does not belong to any one nation or alliance. It has contributed to amazing economic growth, collaboration, civil education, and awe-inspiring lifestyle improvements for billions of people. Dmitri Alperovitch Read Quote
I know it’s very ‘old media’ of me to admit this, but I am often unnerved by the lack of civility on the Web. Willow Bay Read Quote
